How it works

Let's analyze protocols such as DHCP, DNS, and TFTP, which use UDP as a delivery protocol.

I have configured a default gateway at 192.168.1.1 and a client at 192.168.1.106. Wireshark running between them will capture the UDP transactions. The following is a reference architecture diagram:

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